Welcome to the blog for the Core Seminar in Urban Studies Spring 2019.

You are expected to come to seminar prepared to discuss all of the assigned texts unless we specifically adopt a “divide and conquer” strategy for the week in question. Required and suggested readings are posted to Dropbox, and to assist you in preparing comments, you are required to participate in the class blog. This means that every week you will post short responses to the readings and your classmates’ comments. You should write these entries as a first-person narrative in which you reflect upon what the readings mean for you. You should feel free to post supplemental materials including drawings, photos, articles, etc.

As you read, discuss, and blog, keep these questions in mind: “what it says?” referring to the text; “what I say?” referring to how you analyze and interpret the texts, and “so what?” referring to why this reading matters. These questions also apply to your description, analysis, and interpretation of your aspect of the case study.

Your weekly post is due 9:00 am Monday morning.